Which of the Following Is a Characteristic of a Pure

question 111

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a characteristic of a pure command economy?

• A)all resources are privately owned
• B)economic activity is coordinated by the price system
• C)competitive markets guide resources to their highest-valued uses
• D)centralized economic planning is used to answer the basic economic questions
• E)economic choices are voluntary and are based on rational self-interest

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Definitions:

Occupational Safety Laws

Regulations designed to ensure safe and healthy working conditions for employees by setting and enforcing standards.

Regulatory Requirements

Rules and regulations that entities must follow, often set by government agencies, to operate legally or to enter specific markets.

Economic Profit

The difference between a firm's total revenues and its total costs, including both explicit and implicit costs.

Price-Taker Market

A price-taker market is one in which individual buyers and sellers have no control over the price of a product and must accept the prevailing market price.